What is Reiki Healing?
- Debra Shim
- Oct 6, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 10
Reiki is a centuries old healing practice originating from Japan. The word Reiki itself, is made up of two words. Rei which means ‘Gods Wisdom' and 'Ki' which means Universal Life Force Energy. Put together Reiki means Universal Life Force Energy.
Reiki is a beautiful and safe energy healing that energetically channels Divine energy or chi into a recipient. It is a practice that can be done hands on or hands off by an attuned Reiki Practitioner. It is a powerful healing tool. Reiki is a spiritual healing tool that energetically heals and clears a person on all levels of self. Energetically, physically, emotionally, and mentally. It also can clear a person’s aura leaving the recipient feeling lighter, free and at more peace.

A reiki attunement is much like an initiation and begins a powerful transformation into the student’s life. Once attuned reiki allows the student to go on a powerful journey of healing and self-discovery. It is a powerful time in their lives. A deep energetic cleansing occurs for the student. Reiki basically clears all parts of the energy self from energetic debris collected and accumulated over the years. It is a powerful time.
What happens during a Reiki Healing session?
The first thing a practitioner does before your session is to have a conversation with you regarding any areas of concern and issues you have been going through. They will also ask if you have any pre conditions that they need to be made aware of.
Usually, before going straight into the healing, the practitioner will scan each of your chakra’s and around your body and aura sensing for any blocks, heavy energies or areas of concerns. This is done by scanning using a Practitioners hand, intuition or sometimes a crystal pendulum.
After all the checks are done, the practitioner then starts the healing. They will work on each chakra one by one usually starting at the crown but it can differ on occasions. I usually like to start at the crown as I find it induces a calm and relaxed state. They will focus on each of the chakra’s, the shoulders, areas of back, the back of the head, the ears and down the body in a methodical way. They will spend a while on each area channelling reiki energy to that part of the body. This is usually done hands on, but you can request hands off if you so choose. They also sense for any in balances in the aura and clear that away by healing and sometimes using a a crystal of pendulum.

During my healing sessions, I intuitively sense for any trapped energies or old injuries within the body and send reiki healing to those places. Usually if I or any reiki healer has picked them up, it usually means some of that energy is moving out of your energy body and physical body for release.
After the session, the Practitioner will inform you of any findings, area blocks or any concerns you need to know about.
This is an incredibly relaxing and powerful experience. Do pay attention to anything that comes to mind during a reiki session. This can be any memories, long forgotten, aches or pains and your emotions. Be warned, a reiki session can make even the toughest of individuals quite emotional and tearful. Whatever comes to the light, let it. It is all part of your healing. Whatever comes up for you, needs to. It is your bodies way of releasing it, with the wonderful reiki energy help.
Go with it and be prepared to let go; this is your powerful time of healing.
So, make your next step a powerful one. Do book a reiki Session you will be glad you did. Now is that time of release.
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